The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) lifted the overall best team rolling trophy winning the final round of All India Inter-Para Military Forces debate competition in Hindi and English, organized by the National Human Rights Commission in collaboration with the Central Indus-trial Security Force (CISF) in New Delhi on the 4th November, 2015.
The topic of the debate competition was "Human Rights Act as a hindrance to the security forces in performing their duties". Among the individual honours, the first prize for debate in Hindi went to Sub Inspector, Laxmikant Sharma, (CISF), West Zone and in English to Assistant Commandant, Manmohan Sharma, Border Security Force (BSF), North-East Zone.
The second prize in Hindi went to Ankit Dubey, Assistant Commandant, CISF, UP Zone and in English to K.G. Krishna Kumar, Assistant Sub Inspector, BSF, North-East Zone.
The third prize in Hindi went to Yogesh Kumar, Rifle Man, Assam Rifles, North-East Zone and in English to Irina Pegu, Sub Inspector, CISF, Delhi Zone. Consolation prize in Hindi went to Rajesh Kumar Dutt, Constable, BSF, West Zone and in English to Vivek Kumar, Sub Inspector, CISF, Central Zone.
The winners were decided by a three member panel of jury headed by Shri S.C. Sinha, Member, NHRC, comprising Smt. Kanwaljeet Deol, former Director General (Investigation), NHRC, and Prof. B.H. Desai, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Congratulating the winners of the Debate Competition, Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson, NHRC said that human rights are universally recognized values to uphold the dignity of an individual in normal circumstances. At the same time, one cannot be allowed to violate human rights of others for the sake of his rights. A terrorist's rights can be curtailed as human rights do not deny the security forces the right to self-defence. They also need the protection of human rights.
Allaying the apprehension in the minds of some security personnel, Justice Cyriac Joseph said that human rights do not obstruct the security forces from performing their duties. This country and society depends on security forces. The nation has so much confidence in them.
The NHRC Acting Chairperson said that as a watchdog of human rights, the Commission understands and appreciates the constraints of security forces that sometimes they have to take a quick decision, depending on the situation, leaving very little time for them to go strictly by the rule book. The only point from the human rights perspective is that use of excessive force should be avoided. All that is required from the security forces is that while discharging their duties, they respect the human rights.
The NHRC has been organizing this debate competition in Hindi and English since 1996. The debate is initially conducted at 8 zonal levels to short list debaters and then the semi final and final rounds are conducted. The responsibility to hold debate under the aegis of the NHRC is entrusted to one of the Para Military Forces on rotation basis, and the CISF shared the responsibility this year.